The RNA has put its hand up as a replacement to host professional cricket and AFL matches while the Gabba gets its Olympic facelift.

The Ekka’s cancellation in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 threat had cost the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland an estimated $4 million in lost revenue.

The Main Arena at the Brisbane Showgrounds is no stranger to the big stage having hosted Sir Donald Bradman’s Test cricket debut as well as more than 100 years of history in football and cricket. 

The Australian government has announced that Moderna will become the third COVID-19 vaccine to be rolled out in the country next month.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday that the Australian vaccine regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, approved Moderna for use by adults 18 years and older.

The first million doses will arrive in late September and will be part of a total of 10 million Moderna shots scheduled to be delivered to Australia by the end of this year, Morrison said.

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The Queensland Child Death Review Board examined the deaths of 55 children known to their system and found over forty percent to be Indigenous. 

Board chair Cheryl Vardon said she was deeply concerned about the number of deaths involving children who identified as Indigenous.

Entertainers from across the nation have pushed for reform of the arts and creative industries sector in an open letter to the federal government.

The industry has suffered throughout the pandemic, with continuous pleas for government support.

Live Events, Entertainment and Arts have been for the most part overlooked.

The mental health of our industry workers is at an all-time low given our ‘forgotten industry’ status.

The report highlighted that the large majority of artists in Australia have been ineligible for relief payments

A Chinese court has sentenced Canadian businessman Michael Spavor  to 11 years in prison, in a decision likely to further undermine an already poor relationship between China and Canada.

Spavor, who for years ran a travel and cultural exchange business between China and North Korea, was convicted of espionage and illegally providing state secrets at Dandong city’s Intermediate People’s Court.

Greece’s wildfires are ravaging the country as authorities have described some of the scenes to be apocalyptic. 

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says Greece is facing a natural disaster of unprecedented proportions as wildfires spread in all corners of the country. 

63 organised evacuations have taken place in recent days as the Prime Minister apologised for any weaknesses the government has shown in trying to contain and control these fires. 

More than $500K in job keeper given to Margaret Court’s controversial church despite revenue barely decreasing.

When questioned, the ATO stated that they, “do not have an identifier in the ATO systems that would help distinguish religious practitioners from employees including lay people”

Court has been largely vocal with her opposition against same sex marriage and actively spoutes hurtful and divisive claims against members of the LGBTQ community. 

Queensland workers want new guidelines about working from the office full time while the risk of the highly infectious Delta strain of COVID-19 lurk in the air. 

Many workers are requesting to work from either two to three days a week during the COVID era. 

Workers are also suggesting a full return to the office when Queensland’s COVID-19 vaccination rates improve.

A Sydney resident is under investigation after travelling into Byron Bay whilst infectious with COVID-19. 

The man is said to have driven into Byron Bay with his two children and didn’t use the QR check in codes. Byron Bay has since entered a 7 day lockdown.